Controlla

"Controlla"
Single by Drake
from the album Views
ReleasedJune 7, 2016
Recorded2015
GenreDancehall[1][2]
Length4:05
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Boi-1da
Drake singles chronology
"Back on Road"
(2016)
"Controlla"
(2016)
"No Shopping"
(2016)

"Controlla" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake, recorded for his fourth studio album Views. The song was released as the fourth single from the album in the US on June 7, 2016.[3] The dancehall song[1] was written by Drake, Matthew Samuels, Dwayne Chin-Quee, Stephen McGregor, Moses Davis, Donald Dennis, Gary Jackson, Patrick Roberts, Andrew Thomas, and produced by Boi-1da, Supa Dups, Di Genius, TheFinal1, Allen Ritter and Charles "Jamandass da Terminator" Omondi.

It reached number 27 in Canada, number 18 in the UK, and number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100. "Controlla" was the second dancehall single to be released from Views, along with "One Dance" and "Too Good".

Pitchfork listed "Controlla" on their ranking of the 100 best songs of 2016 at number 62.[4]

  1. ^ a b Walker, Klive (July 28, 2016). "Dancehall, hip hop: the sound of Summer '16 has always been hot". CBC Music. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  2. ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (April 6, 2018). "Drake's progress: the making of a modern superstar". The Guardian. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  3. ^ "Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases | R&B Song and Hip-Hop Music Release Dates |".
  4. ^ "The 100 Best Songs of 2016". Pitchfork Media. December 12, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.